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Art Journal & Fail - Usually I wouldn't use these words together, because I feel like your art journal, is YOUR art journal, and you can't mess it up. If you do something you don't like, just do something else over it, turn it into something else, or whatever.

I had no idea where I was going with this (which is usually how I roll), except I knew I wanted to use this 'Birds of a Feather' template from The Crafter's Workshop. I started thowing distress stain and paint around and then scraped gesso over the template. I've never done that before and I liked the textured effect...I was rollin' with it.

If I have an idea in my head, sometimes I become very impatient (as far as letting things dry) because if I step away, I might lose my momentum. Proven fact ;) Sooo, in comes the heat tool...

I'm drying...my wheels are turning...what to do next? Oh, I know...I'll spritz some 'True Blood' glimmer mist on it and...BLAM!!...

What the...

I'm staring in disbelief! And then I start laughing histerically.

Really!?! Out of all the places the big splats could have gone, they hit the bird!? And all the little splatters all around it!? And out of all the colors, it was 'True Blood!'

This was just too funny to even try to cover up! So I got out my india ink and calligraphy pen and wrote...

Comments

OMG! JAMIE! YOU ARE TOO FUNNY! I LOVE IT! How funny that you chose red! What are the chances?!!!!! I am glad you kept it though...i usuall get mad at myself & rip the page completely outta my art journal! :0) almost a little too harshly too! ha~ha! Other than the "blood" mishap...beautiful journal entry btw! :)

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